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The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley continues its support for EMS, granting scholarships to aspiring medics while honoring the legacy of EMS pioneer John T. Sloper
Combination of SMS messages and phishing uses text messages to trick people into giving out sensitive personal information
Stanislaus Regional 911 is exploring how to use a CentralSquare CAD system for dispatching Modesto police and fire while letting the Sheriff’s Office use an Oracle system
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Police can use consumer genealogy websites after exhausting other methods and under judge supervision
This wasn’t the first time hackers infiltrated the agency’s computer systems; hackers seized control of the police dispatch system and other data in 2018
The guide could, for example, call for an officer to attend classes or training, conduct a research project or perform community service
Under the program, the partnered roles will serve as the city’s Mobile Crisis Unit, providing “non-emergency response and care to unhoused community members”
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active shooter incident
Buena Borough council members suspended one of two fire departments assigned to cover the city after several safety violations and organizational issues were discovered
The change involves language about “deadly force” used in a previous policy that had been adopted less than a month ago
The bill passed with bipartisan support
One of the fired officers was reinstated with full back pay, while the firing of another was upheld
Durham firefighters reported at least 46 dispatching errors or concerns this year, with Raleigh operators forced to answer nearly 1 in 10 incoming calls